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STA 



STAR FISH. S tape' II a Astf'rias. 



STAR HEAD. AKtcrocc'phahis. 



STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Ornltho'yalum. 



STAR THISTLE. Ccntnure'a cnlci'trapa. 



STARTING. A term used to designate 

 the hastening the commencement of 

 growth, either in a seed or plant, hy 

 submitting it to artificial heat. 



STA'TICK. Sea Lavender. (From 

 slatizo, to stop ; the powerful medical 

 astringency of some of the species. 

 Nat. ord., Lead-worts [Plumhagmacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria (\-Polygy ma.) 



Hardy perennials, by division and seeds, and 

 tender species by similar means, and also by 

 cuttings ; those requiring a cold pit and green- 

 house, nourish best in sandy fibry loam, and a 

 little peat, also good and fibry. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. arbo'rea (tree). 2. Blue. July. TeneriffC' 

 1829. 



Dickso'nii (Dickson's). Purple. May. 1840. 



echioi'des (Echium-like). 1. Pale blue. 



July. South Europe. 1752. Biennial. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1836. 



monope'tula (one-petaled). 3. Purple. July. 



Sicily. 1731. 



denuda'ta (naked-stonwof). 3. j 



Purple. July. Sicily. 1640. 



suffnttico'sa (under-shrubby). . Blue. 



July. Siberia. 1/99. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 S. Mgyti'aca (Egyptian). Ij. Pale pink. 

 May. Ararat. 1829. 



ala'ta (winged). 1. Purple, yellow. July. 



1806. 



auricula 1 tu (eared). &. Blue. July. Galicia. 



1817, 



auriculafo'lia (Auricula-leaved). A. Red. ' 



July. Barbary. 1781. 



Australia (southern). 1. New Holland. I 



1833. 



dne'rea (grey). 1, Blue. July. Cape of ! 



Good Hope. 1810. 



conge'sta (crowded). Red. July. Altai. 183/. ) 



conspi'cua (conspicuous). 1. Pink. July. ) 



Russia. 1804. 



corda'ta (heart- leaved}. 2. Blue. June. ' 



South Europe. 1752. 



emargina'ta (notched-ended). $. Purple. ' 



May. Gibraltar. 

 w-folio'sa (leafy). 1. Purple, white. July. I 



Graciosa. 1830. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). 1. Blue. Canaries. 



1847. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). Teneriffe. 1829. 



inca'na (hoary). 1. Pink. July. Egypt. 1823. | 



Limo'nium (Limonium. Wild Marsh Beet). I 



1. Blue. July. England. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 2. White. ; 



May. Canaries. 1824. 



mucronn'tu (spine-pointed). 1. Red. July. I 



Barbary. 1784. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Canaries. 181 6, 



pectina'ta (comb-like). J. Blue, Septem- ' 



ber. Canaries. I/SO, 



S. pseu'da-Arme'rla (false- Armerial. Violet. 

 April. 1840. 



pube'rttfa (rather-downy). 2- Violet. May. 



Graciosa. 1830. 



pube'scens (downy), i. Red. July. South 



Europe. 1824. 



pvrpura'ta (purpled). 6^ Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



soa'bra (rough-fovmcAed). 1. Blue. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/88. 



sinuti'ta (scollop-leaved). 1, Purple, yellow. 



August. Levant. 1629. 



specio'sa ( showy). 1. White. July. Russia. 



1/76. 



tetrago'na (four-angled). 2. Red. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. AIM lea (Altaian). 1. Blue. July. Siberia. 

 1820. 



articula'ta (jointed). . Blue. July. South 



France. 1826. 



uu'rea (golden). Golden. Siberia. 1832. 



bellidifo'lia (Daisy-leaved). . Pale blue. 



June. Greece. 1810. 



bi'color (two-coloured). Purple, white. Mav. 



1837- 



binervo'sa (two-nerved;. 1. Blue. July. 



England. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina). 1. Blue. June. 



Carolina. 1820. 



Ca'spica (Caspian). 1. Pale blue. July. 



Caspian Sea. 



Coria'ria (Coriaria-like). 1^. Lilac. July. 



Caucasus. 



cunea'ta (\\eAge-leaved). . Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1820. 



dicho'toma (two-ranked). J. Blue. July. 



South Europe. 1810. 



Echi'nus (hedge-hog). . Red. July. 



Caucasus. 1813. 



clu'la (tall). 1. Blue. August. Siberia. 



1820. 



cxi'mia (choice). 1. Lilac, rose. August. 



Sougaria. 1844. 



ferula! cece ( Ferula - leaved) . 1 , Yellow . 



July. Siberia. 1796. 



flexuo'sa (zig-zag). 1. Purple. July. Si- 



beria. 1791. 



Fortu'ni (Fortune's). 1. Yellow. April. 



China. 1845. 



globularicefo'lia (Globularia- leaved}. 1. 



White. August- Mexico. 1821. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). 1. Blue. July. Si- 



beria. 1796. 



Gra'ca (Greek). . White. June. Greece. 



1810. 



graminifo'lia (Grass-leaved). 1. Red. June. 



Siberia. 1780. 



lutifo'lia (broad-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 



Siberia. 1791. 



minu'ta (small), i. Red. June. Medi- 



terranean. 1658. 



na'na (dwarf). $. Blue. July. Britain. 



oleifo'lia (Olive-leaved). 1. Red. Julv. 



Italy. 1688. 



prttino'sa (frosted). 1. White, July. South 



Europe. 1823. 



rarifto'ra (thin-flowered). Blue. July. Bri- 



tain. 



reticula'ta (netted). . Blue, July. Eng- 



land. 



